MAPS AND BOOKS FROM EVERYWHERE

Atlas & Zanzibar is a specialty store and webshop with a superb range of travel guides, all types of maps, photo books, atlases, globes, travel literature and accessories.

The Atlas & Zanzibar team has a wealth of experience and travel knowledge. We are happy to listen to, and assist you, in choosing the most suitable guide or map. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

The store was founded in 1993 by experienced hiking, climbing and biking enthusiasts and started with a range of specialized maps. Over the next 25 years, a collection of maps and guides was accrued with the help of the knowledge of the business managers and team members, the advice of publishers from all over the world and tips from customers. Meanwhile, the collection in the shop and webshop has grown to a superb range of more than 40,000 items, a collection that’s unrivaled in Europe! We send maps and books to all corners of the world. 

Whether you wish to go for a walk at Hoge Veluwe National Park, bike along the Loire, visit Persian palaces in Iran or go on a city trip to Berlin, travel bookstore Atlas & Zanzibar has the guides and maps you need!

Opening hours Altas & Zanzibar shop

Mo: 10:00 - 18:00
Tu: 10:00 - 18:00
We: 10:00 - 18:00
Th: 10:00 - 18:00
Fr: 10:00 - 18:00
Sa: 10:00 - 18:00
Su: closed

Webshop -> 24/7

Atlas & Zanzibar Shop 

Kortrijksesteenweg 19

9000 Gent

Accessibility and parking options

By car: street parking full? There are additional parking options at Koning Leopold II-laan (next to Citadelpark, only 300 metres away).

By public transport:- Nassaustraat tram stop (line 1) only a 100-metre walk- St-Pieters station only a 10-minute walk

By bike: always room to place your bike outside the store!